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Family: Amphinomidae (See list of species below)

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59 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Amphinome denudata []	No picture found Amphinome jukesi []	No picture found Amphinome rostrata []
No picture found Archinome rosacea []	No picture found Benthoscolex coecus []	No picture found Benthoscolex cubanus []
No picture found Chloeia bimaculata []	No picture found Chloeia bistriata []	No picture found Chloeia conspicua []
No picture found Chloeia entypa []	No picture found Chloeia flava [Golden fireworm]	No picture found Chloeia fusca []
No picture found Chloeia inermis []	No picture found Chloeia parva [Fireworm]	No picture found Chloeia pinnata []
No picture found Chloeia rosea []	No picture found Chloeia venusta []	No picture found Chloeia violacea []
No picture found Chloeia viridis [Fire worm]	No picture found Chloenopsis atlantica []	No picture found Cryptonome parvecarunculata []
Eurythoe complanata [Iridescent fireworm]	No picture found Eurythoe syriaca []	No picture found Eurythoe turcica []
Hermodice carunculata [Bearded fire worm]	No picture found Hipponoa gaudichaudi []	No picture found Hipponoe gaudichaudi []
No picture found Linopherus abyssalis []	No picture found Linopherus acarunculata []	No picture found Linopherus ambigua []
No picture found Linopherus annulata []	No picture found Linopherus canariensis []	No picture found Linopherus hirsutus []
No picture found Linopherus kristiani []	No picture found Linopherus microcephala []	No picture found Linopherus oligobranchia []
No picture found Linopherus paucibranchiata []	No picture found Linopherus spiralis []	No picture found Linopherus tripunctata []
No picture found Notopygos crinita []	No picture found Notopygos gigas []	No picture found Notopygos gregoryi []
No picture found Notopygos hispida []	No picture found Notopygos labiatus []	No picture found Notopygos megalops []
No picture found Notopygos ornata []	No picture found Notopygos variabilis []	No picture found Paramphinome australis []
No picture found Paramphinome indica []	No picture found Paramphinome jeffreysii []	No picture found Paramphinome pulchella []
No picture found Paramphinome trionyx []	No picture found Pareurythoe americana []	No picture found Pareurythoe borealis []
No picture found Pareurythoe californica []	No picture found Pareurythoe chilensis []	No picture found Pareurythoe elongata []
No picture found Pareurythoe spirocirrata []	No picture found Pherecardia striata [Lined fireworm]

59 Species of Family Amphinomidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Amphinome denudata		Western Central Pacific.
Amphinome jukesi		Western Pacific
Amphinome rostrata		Indo-Pacific and Western
Archinome rosacea		Southwest Pacific.
Benthoscolex coecus		Indo-West Pacific
Benthoscolex cubanus		Western Central Atlantic
Chloeia bimaculata		Northwest Pacific
Chloeia bistriata		Western Indian Ocean
Chloeia conspicua		Eastern Pacific
Chloeia entypa		Pacific Ocean.
Chloeia flava	Golden fireworm	Indo-Pacific.
Chloeia fusca		Indo-West Pacific	2 BL
Chloeia inermis		Western Pacific
Chloeia parva	Fireworm	Indo-West Pacific.
Chloeia pinnata		Eastern Pacific
Chloeia rosea		Indo-Pacific.
Chloeia venusta		Northeast Atlantic and th
Chloeia violacea		Indo-West Pacific
Chloeia viridis	Fire worm	Western Central Atlantic
Chloenopsis atlantica		Central Atlantic and the
Cryptonome parvecarunculata		Indo-West Pacific and Wes
Eurythoe complanata	Iridescent fireworm	Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
Eurythoe syriaca		Mediterranean Sea.
Eurythoe turcica		Mediterranean Sea.
Hermodice carunculata	Bearded fire worm	Western Central Atlantic,
Hipponoa gaudichaudi		Western Pacific.
Hipponoe gaudichaudi		Atlantic and Pacific.
Linopherus abyssalis		Eastern Pacific
Linopherus acarunculata		Western Central Pacific
Linopherus ambigua		Western Central Atlantic
Linopherus annulata		Southeast Pacific
Linopherus canariensis		Western Central Atlantic
Linopherus hirsutus		Indo-West Pacific
Linopherus kristiani		Eastern Pacific
Linopherus microcephala		Western Indian Ocean
Linopherus oligobranchia		Western Pacific
Linopherus paucibranchiata		Indo-West Pacific and Wes
Linopherus spiralis		Western Indian Ocean
Linopherus tripunctata		Eastern Pacific
Notopygos crinita		Western Central Atlantic
Notopygos gigas		Northwest Pacific
Notopygos gregoryi		Eastern Central Pacific
Notopygos hispida		Indo-West Pacific.	2 BL
Notopygos labiatus		Western Central Pacific
Notopygos megalops		Atlantic Ocean, Western I
Notopygos ornata		Western Central Pacific
Notopygos variabilis		Indo-West Pacific
Paramphinome australis		Southeast Pacific and Ant
Paramphinome indica		Indo-West Pacific
Paramphinome jeffreysii		Atlantic Ocean, Arctic an
Paramphinome pulchella		Arctic and Northwest Atla
Paramphinome trionyx		Eastern Central Atlantic.
Pareurythoe americana		Western Central Atlantic
Pareurythoe borealis		Northwest Pacific
Pareurythoe californica		Eastern Pacific
Pareurythoe chilensis		Western Central Atlantic
Pareurythoe elongata		Western Central Atlantic
Pareurythoe spirocirrata		Eastern Pacific
Pherecardia striata	Lined fireworm	Pacific Ocean.	20 TL

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